Week in Review, Aug. 6: Dangerous Intersection, National Night Out, More

It was a busy week of goings on in the Fair Oaks area. It's a nice lazy Sunday, so when you're finished enjoying your weekend, check out some of the biggest stories making headlines in your neighborhood.

1.  - Starting Aug. 12 The Great American Trailer Park Musical will make its first appearance at Veteran's Memorial Amphitheater.
2.  - The head of the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District was on KFBK Monday.
3.  - The intersection made up for 7 percent of the total car accidents in Sacramento County.
4.  - Sacramento police doubled down on a Fair Oaks parolee when they nabbed him and his twin brother Thursday.
5.  - Last night fliers were posted in neighborhoods explaining planned National Night Out events had been canceled due to a lack of attendees.
6.  - A newly passed law, coupled with the increasing costs for food and fuel have lead to another round of increased costs for San Juan Unified School District school lunches.
7.  - Though only three Japanese beetles have been accounted for, Sacramento County officials aren't wasting any time making sure the voracious pest is effectively eradicated.
8.  - Bella Vista High School's field hockey team provided physicals for all student athletes at their campus as part of a big fundraiser for the team, the only field hockey team in the entire district.

That's not all either. Be sure to check out the full list of Fair Oaks news to catch up on everything that happened this week.

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